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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

DECEMBER 26, 2012 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Mack Redford, and Marsha Smith.

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Monday, December 17, 2012. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.
The next order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Don Howell's December 19, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Application for Approval of a Customer Exchange Agreement Between Rocky Mountain Power and Fall River Electric Cooperative, Case No. PAC-E-12-15.3. Grace Seaman's December 19, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC's Application for Approval to Amend an Interconnection Agreement with McleodUSA Telecommunications Services, LLC dba Paetec Business Services, Case No. QWE-T-00-07.4. Grace Seaman's December 19, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC's Application for Approval to Amend an Interconnection Agreement with Talk America, Case No. QWE-T-04-22.5. Grace Seaman's December 18, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Qwest Corporation dba Centurylink QC's Application for Approval of an Interconnection Agreement with Custer Telephone Broadband Services, LLC, Case No. QWE-T-12-09.6. Karl Klein's December 21, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain Power's Application: (1) for Authority to Cancel Irrigation Load Control Tariffs 72 and 72A, and (2) Approval for New DSM Contract, Case No. PAC-E-12-14.7. Neil Price's December 21, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Application of Brian Water Corporation Requesting a Temporary Surcharge in Its Rates and Charges for Water Service, Case No. BRN-W-12-02.8. Weldon Stutzman's December 18, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Renewal of Contracts for USF and ITSAP Administrator.
Commissioner Kjellander announced that item 7 on the Consent Agenda was not ready for review. He made a motion to hold item 7. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
Regarding item 2, Commissioner Smith asked if it is really necessary to use modified procedure. Mr. Howell replied that the facts are representative in the pleading and the matter involves the transfer of only one customer and one account from PacifiCorp to Fall River. He said the facts are set out enough that the Commission could go ahead and grant the request.
Commissioner Smith made a motion to move item 2 from the Consent Agenda to Matters in Progress. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
There was no further discussion and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for the remaining items 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The final order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
2. Don Howell's December 19, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Application for Approval of a Customer Exchange Agreement Between Rocky Mountain Power and Fall River Electric Cooperative, Case No. PAC-E-12-15.Commissioner Smith made a motion to approve the Application filed by Rocky Mountain Power involving the contract between Fall River Electric Cooperative to facilitate service to a single residential customer. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously. On further review, Idaho Code § 61-333(1) requires that such agreements be approved or rejected “after notice and opportunity for hearing.” Consequently, the motion was amended to process this application under modified procedure.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

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